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The only Latin art of war to survive, Vegetius' Epitome was for long a part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a professional standing army, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy.Tags
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Another copy of Vegetius which is easy to read and pretty clear. Good that analysis with the text points out that Vegetius was looking backwards into Roman history and was not really talking about the army of his time (which bore little resemblance to the army of Augustus).
This is a good no-frills edition of Vegetius classic work. He was the source fof military science for many Medieval generals but it's unsure how much influence he had in his own time. He seems to be discussing ideals based on classical Roman warfare rather than actual military practice of the 5th century. There's also no evidence that he was actually a soldier himself. Still, it's an interesting read.
A fascinating 5th century reference book with plenty of interesting information regarding how the Romans waged war and kept their military organized and trained.
Considered one of the most important military treatise from Roman times to the nineteenth century, Provides a detailed account of Roman Army with an abreviated book on the Roman Navy. Wish I had read this book in my earlier years as it would have been a constant reference source and used as an object of discussion during my military service.
Ex-lib. MED (no. 300B)
Magnífico e influyente manual de técnica militar del romano Flavio Vegecio. Nos muestra aún la vitalidad organizativa de la cultura romana, a las puertas de su decadencia. Un autor converso al cristianismo, que sin embargo en casi toda su obra ignora su condición de creyente para centrarse en las tradiciones militares romanas. Cosa que contrasta con el pensamiento de muchos de sus contemporáneos cristianos para los que su fe, lo condiciona todo.
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- Canonical title
- Military Institutions of the Romans; Epitome Rei Militari
- Original title
- De Re Militari
- Alternate titles
- Epitoma Rei Militaris; Epitoma institutorum rei militaris; Vegetius: Epitome of Military Science
- People/Characters
- Vegetius
- Important places
- Ancient Rome
- Important events
- Fall of Rome
- Dedication
- It has been an old custom for authors to offer to their Princes the fruits of their studies in belles letters, from a persuasion that no work can be published with propriety but under the auspices of the Emperor, and that the... (show all) knowledge of a Prince should be more general, and of the most important kind, as its influence is felt so keenly by all his subjects. We have many instances of the favorable reception which Augustus and his illustrious successors conferred on the works presented to them; and this encouragement of the Sovereign made the sciences flourish. The consideration of Your Majesty’s superior indulgence for attempts of this sort, induced me to follow this example, and makes me at the same time almost forget my own inability when compared with the ancient writers. One advantage, however, I derive from the nature of this work, as it requires no elegance of expression, or extraordinary share of genius, but only great care and fidelity in collecting and explaining, for public use, the instructions and observations of our old historians of military affairs, or those who wrote expressly concerning them.
- First words
- Victory in war does not depend entirely upon numbers or mere courage; only skill and discipline will insure it.
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